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EBay plans to appeal a $63 million ruling against it by a French commercial court that found it was liable for facilitating the sale of counterfeit luxury goods. The ruling stemmed from a claim by LVMH Group, a French luxury firm known for brands like Louis… More: continued here

PARIS, June 30 — A French court on Monday ordered eBay to pay more than $61 million to luxury goods group LVMH for letting counterfeit products and its branded perfumes be sold on the auction site. More: continued here

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — The active, diverse and often loud community of eBay sellers now ought to be able to agree on at least one thing : Monday’s ruling from a French court regarding the sale of certain luxury perfumes on eBay stinks. More: continued here

eBay ordered to pay French fashion company $61MNewsday, NY –4 minutes agoPARIS – A French court yesterday ordered eBay Inc. to pay more than $61 million to a high-end fashion company because counterfeit goods were sold on the … More: continued here

Designer Fakes: eBay Fined £30mSky News, UK –4 minutes agoA Paris court has ordered eBay to pay out around £30m for allowing fake designer goods to be sold on the auction website. The luxury firm Louis Vuitton and … More: continued here

eBay told to pay $61M to fashion brand for fakesThe Associated Press –10 hours agoPARIS (AP) — A French court ordered eBay Inc. to pay more than $61 million to a high-end fashion company Monday because counterfeit goods were sold on the … More: continued here

MI5: Bombers may use old ambulancesHowrah News Service, India –Jun 29, 2008British counter-terrorism officials have written to eBay, asking it to stop selling emergency service vehicles, equipment and uniforms. … More: continued here

Posted by Tiernan RayBarron’s Blogs –2 hours agoLVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, which makes Fendi bags and a lot of other high-ticket items, accused eBay of failing to stop counterfeit goods being … More: continued here

EBay Gets Buffeted in EuropeBusinessWeek –1 hour agoby Catherine Holahan and Carol Matlack Doing business may get a lot harder for eBay (EBAY). A Parisian court has ordered the e-commerce giant to pay $61 …EBay: pirate bazaar or legitimate marketplace?ABC OnlineEBay to appeal huge French counterfeit rulingSan Francisco ChronicleEBay Ordered to …

EBay ordered to pay $63 million to luxury-goods makerLos Angeles Times, CA –2 minutes agoEBay Inc. was ordered by a French court to pay nearly $63 million to luxury-goods maker LVMH, which produces Louis Vuitton- and Dior-labeled products. … More: continued here